Ishfaq

An accredited journalist with 22 years of professional experience, Ishfaq-Ul-Hassan has worked as a reporter based in Kashmir for two decades. He has covered various beats including militancy, politics, defence, minorities, social issues, religious groups and women issues in Kashmir. He had previously worked as Special Correspondent in Jammu and Kashmir for DNA (Daily News and Analysis) Newspaper for 13 years. Ishfaq is also associated with the New Delhi- based television company `Asia Pacific Communication Associates which produced the famous series Subah-Bakhar-Kashmir for satellite Kashmir channel of Doordarshan. In 2004, he was awarded the Charkha-Sanjoy Ghosh Fellowship for Peace and Development for his research on families divided across the LOC in Kashmir.

    Ishfaq

    Six CRPF men injured in Srinagar terror attack
    Six CRPF men injured in Srinagar terror attack

    SRINAGAR: A day ahead of the 72nd anniversary of Indian army’s landing in Kashmir, militants carried out a major attack on a CRPF party leaving...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 26 Oct 2019 10:32 PM IST


    J&K High Court decriminalises begging
    J&K High Court decriminalises begging

    Highlights Says begging manifests from the failure of the state to ensure basic entitlements of health, food, clothing, shelterSRINAGAR: In a landmark...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 26 Oct 2019 3:43 PM IST


    Ā Militants kill two non-local truckers in south Kashmir
    Ā Militants kill two non-local truckers in south Kashmir

    SRINAGAR: Militants went on a rampage on Thursday evening when they killed two non-local truck drivers and injured another while setting apple trucks...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 25 Oct 2019 12:07 PM IST


    BJP faces a drubbing in first-ever BDC polls
    BJP faces a drubbing in first-ever BDC polls

    SRINAGAR: Independents gave the BJP a run for its money after they won 217 of 307 blocks in the first-ever Block Development Council (BDC) elections...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 25 Oct 2019 11:17 AM IST


    Close shave for Northern Army Commander at LOC after his chopper develops snag
    Close shave for Northern Army Commander at LOC after his chopper develops snag

    SRINAGAR: A team of top army officers including Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh had a miraculous escape when their...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 24 Oct 2019 6:51 PM IST


    Court orders FIR against six Crime Branch officers who investigated the Kathua rape, murder
    Court orders FIR against six Crime Branch officers who investigated the Kathua rape, murder

    SRINAGAR: The Infamous Kathua rape and murder case took a new spin on Tuesday when a local court asked the police to register an FIR against six...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 23 Oct 2019 2:50 PM IST


    Kashmiri sarpanch who risked life to keep tricolour flying high, booked under PSA
    Kashmiri sarpanch who risked life to keep tricolour flying high, booked under PSA

    Kripalpora-Pattan (Baramulla): A 33 year old Sarpanch, who braved militant threats to keep the flag of Indian democracy fly high in Kashmir, has been...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 22 Oct 2019 6:36 PM IST


    Behave or we will cross into PoK to smash terror camps, J&K Governor warns Pakistan
    Behave or we will cross into PoK to smash terror camps, J&K Governor warns Pakistan

    Srinagar: Buoyed by Indian army’s artillery assault on terror camps in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik on...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 21 Oct 2019 6:09 PM IST


    Rs 1100 crore loan scam rocks Jammu and Kashmir
    Rs 1100 crore loan scam rocks Jammu and Kashmir

    Srinagar: Strife torn Jammu and Kashmir has been rocked by Rs 1100 crore loan scam involving top corporate honchos including Sanjay Jhunjhunwala,...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 19 Oct 2019 10:57 PM IST


    In Kashmir, `depressed’ women experience decreased sexual desire : Study
    In Kashmir, `depressed’ women experience decreased sexual desire : Study

    Srinagar: A new study conducted by the Postgraduate Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College Srinagar has revealed that 61 per cent of...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 19 Oct 2019 5:27 PM IST


    Post abrogation of Article 370, J&K govt scraps 62-year-old Legislative Council
    Post abrogation of Article 370, J&K govt scraps 62-year-old Legislative Council

    Srinagar: It is curtains for 62-year-old Legislative Council in Jammu and Kashmir. Seventy-two days after Centre abrogated Article 370 and divided the...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 17 Oct 2019 10:48 PM IST


    After growing attacks, J&K government shifts non-local truckers to secure mandis
    After growing attacks, J&K government shifts non-local truckers to secure mandis

    SRINAGAR: Rattled by the growing militant attacks on non-locals, Jammu and Kashmir government has gone into an overdrive to secure non-Kashmiri...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 17 Oct 2019 4:08 PM IST


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